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![TIL In 1845 Sultan Abdulmecid of the Ottoman Empire wanted to send £10,000 to Irish farmers struggling with the potato famine, but Queen Victoria told him to only send £1,000 - which TIL In 1845 Sultan Abdulmecid of the Ottoman Empire wanted to send £10,000 to Irish farmers struggling with the potato famine, but Queen Victoria told him to only send £1,000 - which](https://external-preview.redd.it/ANoBdoFYVg3EZ_YihhIV5jJr1DLgjOF4qgn-FqR1MJo.jpg?auto=webp&s=d8a65cef248b356fcf7c6557456385dea20a4aba)
TIL In 1845 Sultan Abdulmecid of the Ottoman Empire wanted to send £10,000 to Irish farmers struggling with the potato famine, but Queen Victoria told him to only send £1,000 - which
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